Do not confuse dreams with wishes. There is a difference.
In plain words
A wish is something you hope for. A dream is something you go after.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Commencement address, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2009 — Wikiquote Sourced with a timestamped recording; video transcript itself not pulled, so scored below primary-text grade
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville commencement address
- 2009 · Knoxville, Tennessee · Dolly Parton telling graduates that a real dream takes hard work, unlike a wish
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